Las Vegas, Nevada (February 27, 2013)–Soon, the wait will be over. The organizers of Las Vegas' PGA Tour event, the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, have worked hard to become a part of the official FedEx Cup Playoffs system, and now the wait is over. Well, at least the wait will be over in October […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 25, 2013)–Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame Class of 2011 inductee Art Sellinger has nurtured the RE/MAX World Long Drive Finals from a small event into an international phenomenon. And now his long ball stars will be going deep at the home of Las Vegas' NASCAR race: the Las Vegas Motor […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 21, 2013)–For a time, it appeared that the marriage between Mesquite golf and the RE/MAX World Long Drive Finals was over. But due to a lot of working together, it appears the union is stronger than ever and a second honeymoon in Las Vegas will be taken as well. Las Vegas […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 20, 2013)–The UNLV golf team starts the spring golf season this week at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate in Hawaii. The team could be ready for a nice run to the NCAA Golf Championships and is anchored by experience but also two freshman from Las Vegas. Both AJ McInerney and Zane […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 18, 2013)–The inaugural Vegas World Amateur golf tournament went off in true Vegas style last week. Competitors from all over the United States hit Las Vegas and some of the best Vegas courses for fun, competition, and true Vegas entertainment. One the of the lead sponsors, Michelob Ultra, flowed nicely, and […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (Updated February 20, 2013)–Rio Secco Golf Club is a Las Vegas resort golf course owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It is the home of the Butch Harmon School of Golf and hosts the WAC Golf Championships and events surrounding Tiger Jam, the official fundraiser of the Tiger Woods Foundation. But it […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 15, 2013)–The Mesquite Off-Road Weekend event February 21-24, 2013 in Mesquite, Nevada (77 miles north of Las Vegas) is shaping up nicely. And you can watch the racing and the world-famous Nitro Circus plus get in a round of golf at the Top 100 Wolf Creek Golf Club. The Off-Road portion […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (Updated February 14, 2013)–More Las Vegas tee times deals are on the way from Walters Golf, the operators of three themed Las Vegas golf courses. If you book two or more rounds at their Las Vegas golf courses, you will earn a $100 resort credit which can be used on food and […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 11, 2013)–Las Vegas golf courses serve as the perfect backdrop and venue for Las Vegas weddings, and recently Pete Dye's Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort earned a "Bride's Choice" Award from WeddingWire.com. The award was earned after compiling dozens of positive reviews, including several 5 out of 5 stars on the […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 10, 2013)–As we continually chronicle here at GolfLasVegasNow.com, the Las Vegas Golf Region is the home to 25+ PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Champions Tour, and Buy.com Tour pros who live here, played at UNLV, and/or grew up here before moving away. That number grows substantially when you factor in how many […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (February9, 2013 UPDATED)–Some of the biggest names in the sports and entertainment world will again descend on the legendary Shadow Creek from April 4-7 for the playing of the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational. Tickets are now on sale at the official event website, and Jordan is ready for the 3rd incarnation of […]
Las Vegas, Nevada (February 2, 2013)–It was a good week for Las Vegas PGA Tour stars Ryan Moore and Scott Piercy. And a good week for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and the Birdies4Shriners campaign created by Shift4 Corporation, a Las Vegas-based company. Piercy and Moore finished 3rd and 4th respectively at the Waste […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 3, 2013 UPDATED)–Superbowl Weekend in the Las Vegas Golf Region is in full effect as of this writing. And if you are reading this, visit our official Las Vegas golf courses guide for direct links to official websites of Las Vegas golf courses to reserve your last-minute Las Vegas tee times […]